@rjejr I tend to agree. These days, mostly thanks to the rapid pace of the internet, I think staying silent is often more damaging than simply providing an explanation - even just a basic one. Letting rumours and misinformation build up and snowball can really harm public perception in the long run.

@rjejr Yeah, FFXV didn't sell badly when you take the shrinking market into consideration. It's a product of the times, having to deal with numerous negative factors that previous games didn't have to.

@dris83 Yeah, put the Kingdom Hearts stuff into the equation and Square Enix would have a ridiculously busy year - too busy for a publisher of any size, I'd say. It'd be releasing what? At least five or six big games in 12 months? Nah.

@Ralizah@JaxonH I get where you're coming from but the comparison I was trying to make had to do with both games being fun and colourful. That and the fact that they're both shooters that don't deal in bullets, instead opting for guns that shoot liquid. Besides, Sexy Splatoon was too good not to include in a headline.

@rjejr With regards to dying, maybe i should have worded that a bit better. You can be killed in combat and you just reload from your last save. I just meant that some storylines end with the death of your character as part of the plot. Hope that makes sense!

@xXDibbs I'm a massive Final Fantasy fan so trust me, I'm really going to be taking a hard look at this one after waiting 10 years to play it. I'll probably write up an impressions article or two just to get my initial thoughts across before the final review is done.

@morrisseymuse I think there is a level of repetition to it, yeah, but that's kind of what the game's all about with it being set in an MMO with a lot of enemies roaming around. That said, I always felt like there was enough reward pushing me forward and keeping me playing. Alongside all the levelling and skill stuff, there's a lot of loot to find, so it always feels like you're keeping busy.

As for combat variety, there are... I think there are 8 weapon types. One handed swords, scimitars, daggers, two handed swords, two handed axes, maces, two handed katanas, and spears. While they all follow the same control scheme, they all have different combo timings and their own set of special attacks.

Special attacks are your sword skills, and they each have their own property. So one sword skill might decrease your enemy's defence, for example, and another might make them take bleeding damage over time.

On top of those, you've got battle skills, which can be unlocked and used no matter which type of weapon you're using. These are usually buff abilities, so when activated they grant you stuff like +80% health regen or a bigger critical hit chance for 60 seconds.

All of this stuff combined means that there's a lot of room for experimentation and customisation. You can spend ages putting together your favourite sword and battle skills to create your own playstyle. You could be a katana wielding tank, for example, or you could be a super quick dagger user who buffs the rest of the party. The cool thing is you can switch any time that you like as well, and start levelling up your proficiency with a different weapon.

All of this was enough to keep my interest even if I did start to rely on my favourite abilities. Hopefully me explanation has helped!

I've always been into gaming but it was the PS3 that really got me obsessed - don't think I'd be here writing about games without it. Definitely had its ups and downs but I adored it for the most part.

That said, I do think the PS4 is by far the better console. But without the PS3's failings, I don't Sony would have made such a solid machine for this generation.

@DerMeister@Feena Honestly I find 2D fighters to be far more technical in general - but that might be because I grew up playing Tekken. In that sense, I agree that the execution is way more difficult to grasp in a game like Street Fighter. But again, might just be me.

@Frank90 At least with this delay Berserk has some more room to breathe... I guess? It's out the week after Valentine's Day if I remember right. But yeah, Persona 5 AND Andromeda? That's going to be pretty crazy if it happens.